Evaluation on the management effectiveness of performance management for administrative departments at public hospitals / 中华医院管理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To evaluate the implementation effectiveness of performance management for administrative departments.Methods By means of questionnaires,the authors made a comparative analysis of the performance perception of service recipients of these departments before and after the implementation of the scheme,and the change of external performance appraisal results of the case hospital was analyzed through third-party evaluation.Then face to face interviews were used to conduct performance communication with the management staff.Results Questionnaire results showed that the satisfaction of those served by these administrative departments for their work improvement and work results was generally elevated,scoring 4.31 for their satisfaction elevation (higher than 3.0 of the neutral attitude).A third party external performance appraisal indicated a capability enhancement as shown by the hospital in the appraisal indicators by the hospital's authorities,scoring 91.52 in 2018 as compared to 82.34 in 2016.In-depth interviews exhibited that the ranking of the total scoring of performance appraisal of these departments was more in line with the staff's psychological feelings.These departments also agreed with the appraisal system,the algorithm of performance scoring and the appraisal results.Conclusions The performance management of these departments of the hospital had achieved the goal of effective implementation and elementarily improved the efficiency of the hospital's internal management.